NBC and CBS to Feature Live Coverage Of the National Grand Prix of Washington D.C.
Jan 22, 2002
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission and National Grand Prix Holdings announced today that both NBC and CBS networks will air live coverage of the National Grand Prix in Washington, D.C. The National Grand Prix will be the only Grand Prix in the United States with live racing coverage on tw ... Continue reading
Prairie View A &(G)M Recieves $60 Million In CAD/CAM/CAE Stuff
Jan 22, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 22, 2002 Leading African-American engineering institution receives largest ever in-kind donation to an HBCU Prairie View, Texas - General Motors Corp., Sun Microsystems and EDS continue to demonstrate their commitment to education by donating more than $60 million in computer-aided design, manufact ... Continue reading
Former Daytona 500 Winner Joins Ferrari Team for Rolex 24 At Daytona
Jan 22, 2002
Former Daytona 500 Winner Joins Ferrari Team for Rolex 24 At Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 21, 2002) -- Derrike Cope, winner of the 1990 Daytona 500, will complete the driver lineup for the Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Ferrari 360 GT at the 2002 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Cope, of Spanaway, Wash., currently resides ... Continue reading
SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED
Jan 21, 2002
SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED Chicago Motor Speedway Date Slated For 2002 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (January 18, 2002)-SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. has finalized another date on its 2002 Pro Spec Racer schedule. The seventh stop on the schedule has been confirmed as a return to Chicago Motor Speedway, August 24-25, i ... Continue reading
SCCA ProRally Championship - Sno*Drift
Jan 21, 2002
The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 19 January 2002 MEDIA ALERT SCCA ProRally Championship Round 1 -- Sno*Drift Rally Fi ... Continue reading
The Whole World Kicks Off The Racing Season In Daytona
Jan 18, 2002
The Whole World Kicks Off The Racing Season In Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 17, 2002) -- Motor racing is a many faceted sport with plenty of individual disciplines and formats. But, once a year the broad spectrum of the sport comes together for the ultimate test of man and machine - the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Thi ... Continue reading
CBS Sports to Televise Three Trans-Am Events in 2002
Jan 17, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 CBS SPORTS TO TELEVISE THREE TRANS-AM EVENTS IN 2002 CLEARWATER, Fla. (January 17, 2002) - For the second consecutive year, CBS Sports will air three of the 12 events which comprise the 2002 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. The announcement was made ... Continue reading
LMP 02 Produced For Team Cadillac In 9 Months (It's Caddy's Baby)
Jan 16, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - Team Cadillac presented their new Le Mans and ALMS challenger in Sebring, Fla., Monday. The completely new Cadillac Northstar LMP 02 will mark the next step in General Motors' luxury brand's sportscar race program. TEAM CADILLAC PRODUCED THE NEW CAR IN LESS THAN NINE MONTHS ... Continue reading
LMP Does Not Stand For "Limp" - Caddy LMP 02has Hard Twin Turbo Northstar Engine
Jan 16, 2002
FOR RELEASE: January 15, 2002 SEBRING, Fla. - Pose the question, "What's new?" to GM Racing engineer Ed Keating, and you get a succinct reply: "Everything." RACE-PROVEN NORTHSTAR LMP ENGINE IS REVISED FOR 2002 Keating leads the team of engineers and technicians that produces the prime mover for the Cadillac LMP 02 - th ... Continue reading
Rolex Driver Spotlight on Kim Hiskey
Jan 16, 2002
Driver Spotlight on Kim Hiskey DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 15, 2002) -- Kim Hiskey's first full Rolex Sports Car Series season turned out better than she had ever dreamed. With seasoned Porsche driver Randy Pobst as a teammate and Greg Fordahl as a crew chief, Hiskey's Crazy Redhead Racing team brought home four pole ... Continue reading
Subaru Rally Team USA Gears up for 2002 SCCA ProRally Season
Jan 16, 2002
CHERRY HILL, N.J. Jan. 15 -- Subaru Rally Team USA announced that Ramana Lagemann has joined the team in its effort to capture back-to-back SCCA ProRally Driver's and overall Manufacturer's Championships for the 2002 season. Lagemann will pilot a second WRX in the SCCA ProRally Open class, replacing 2001 Group N Driver ... Continue reading
peed Channel To Broadcast Entire Rolex Series Schedule
Jan 10, 2002
peed Channel To Broadcast Entire Rolex Series Schedule Five Live Races Complement Consistent Programming Time DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 10, 2002) - peed Channel will broadcast the entire 2002 Rolex Sports Car Series season, including five live broadcasts. The remaining five races will become part of Grand American R ... Continue reading
2001 Champions Honored in Daytona - Six Rolex Watches Awarded to Driver Champions
Jan 8, 2002
2001 Champions Honored in Daytona Six Rolex Watches Awarded to Driver Champions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series champions were honored over the weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. The 2001 Rolex Series Tribute to Champions was held at DAYTONA USA on Saturday, Jan. 5, with six special ... Continue reading
Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona
Jan 7, 2002
Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series inaugural season champions were honored at DAYTONA USA over the weekend. John Powell and his Powell Motorsports was honored as the Super Grand Sport team owner champion, while his son Devon Powell ... Continue reading
Reinterpreting a Living Legend: Ford Unveils the New GT40 Concept Car
Jan 7, 2002
January 2002 (Newstream) -- When Ford designers began to conceptualize bringing a legendary car to life they chose one that helped change performance car history. A car that re-ignites Henry Ford II's hallmarks of passion, performance and speed -- the GT40. With the GT40, top designers knew that they could do a complet ... Continue reading
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